In his role as Chief of Strategic Enterprise Initiatives in Osler’s Legal Operations function, Simon oversees legal process improvement, practice technology and knowledge management initiatives of firm-wide application. He ensures Osler’s practice platforms enable continued excellence in client service. Simon is also responsible for oversight of library services at the Firm.
Prior to joining Osler, Simon was a Director of Knowledge & Research Services at another Canadian firm. Simon also served as Knowledge Management Lawyer at Osler in the Financial Services Group. Before taking on knowledge management roles, he was an associate in a large firm Financial Services practice.
Latest Insights
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Osler Update Dec 13, 2021
Lawyers and the AI knowledge gap
In the recent Future Ready Lawyer report, 70% of responding lawyers in corporate legal departments noted that AI will have an impact on their...
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Osler Update Dec 9, 2020
Webinar key takeaways: The Pandemic and Legal Service Delivery in 2020: What Happened and What’s Next?
On December 2, 2020, Osler hosted a webinar, “The Pandemic and Legal Service Delivery in 2020: What Happened and What’s Next?”
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Osler Update Dec 8, 2020
Acceleration in the adoption of innovative legal service delivery
The COVID-19 pandemic not only impacted the nature of lawyers’ work by presenting new substantive legal challenges, but it also impacted how we...
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Webinar Dec 2, 2020
Osler’s Year-End Professionalism Series: The Pandemic and Legal Service Delivery in 2020: What’s Happened and What’s Next?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had many impacts on service delivery for legal departments and legal operations teams. New business priorities, remote...
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Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Osler’s Year-End Professionalism Series: The Pandemic and Legal Service Delivery in 2020: What’s Happened and What’s Next?
Read morePublished Work
Simon frequently speaks on topics relating to knowledge management, applications of legal technology and innovative client service delivery. Here are some recent examples:
- Panelist, “How are law firms putting innovation at the core of their business strategies?” CANLIF Conference May 5, 2022 Toronto
- Speaker “Resilience Panel” Ryerson University’s Law and Business Student Association Conference February 5, 2022 Toronto
- Speaker “Osler Biz Basics” Queen’s Law School 2020-2022, Western Law School 2021
- Panelist “Enabling Legal Innovation in a Disruptive Era” CANLIF October 27, 2020 Toronto
- Speaker “Global Legal Innovators” International Legal Technology Association Podcast June 5, 2020
- Panelist “Digital Transformation of In-house Legal Departments” CAN-TECH Law Association’s Spring program May 7, 2020 Toronto
- Speaker “Legal Process Improvement Workshop” ACC November 21, 2019 Toronto
- Speaker “Practical A.I. Tools for Your Law Firm” OBA April 27, 2018 Toronto
- Speaker “Artificial Intelligence and its Role in Litigation” LSO November 13, 2018 Toronto
- Speaker “Navigating the Complexities of Practice Group Knowledge Management” ARK Group Knowledge Management in the Legal Profession Conference , October 18, 2017 New York
- Speaker “Tech Transformation & the Law” Osgoode Professional Development May 8 2017, Toronto
Credentials
Education
University of Toronto, LLB
University of Western Ontario, BA (Honours)
